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Unity Backpedals on Its Horrible Plan for Game Install Fees Amid Developer Backlash::Unity CEO John Riccitiello reportedly sold thousands of shares of stock in the weeks ahead of the fee announcement.

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[–] [email protected] 64 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If I were a developer, the fact that Unity seriously considered doing this means I would stop using it as soon as possible. Even if they reverted it now, they can't be trusted to not try something similarly shitty later.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Godot is open source, hope this news boost its development

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

Their development fund apparently doubled and every developer realizes the value of open source tooling now. I’d think it’s going to get plenty of attention, both in terms of development and contributions to the wider ecosystem.